locking your keys inside the car sucks
in this video I'm going to unlock three
different vehicles using different
methods and tools to help you to figure
out what method works best for your car
first make sure you have proof it is
your car or whoever you're helping can
prove it is their car check every door
window trunk and tailgate and glass you
just might get lucky our first vehicle
has a vertical knob on top of the door
panel and the most accessible tool
you're most likely to have on you is a
shoelace or a string make sure it is
long enough to cover the window
diagonally step number one slide the
string into or the top corner of the
door tip now when you go to fit the
string in you might run into weather
stripping and rubber molding that
doesn't let you get past it so use a
thin object to guide the string in over
the rubber molding step number two once
the string is inside move it to one side
of the window and make a slip knot
here's a better view of how to make one
basically it's like tying your shoe you
pull on one side it tightens your knot
you pull on the other side it tightens
your loop now pull the slip knot into
the window area and try to fit it over
the knob
is a tip if your loop is pointing away
from the knob you can twist the string
and slide the twisted part into the
window area and then pull back to make
the loop point in the right direction
like this once you put the loop over the
knob
pull the string ends apart to tie the
knot and pull up and there we go the
first car is unlocked
next tool we can use is a wire hanger or
any long wire you can find very helpful
tool you can use it in many different
applications unwind the hanger and
straighten it out leaving a hook on one
end now let's take a closer look at our
knob all it really is is just a rod
going down to the latching mechanism
so what I'm gonna do is let the hook
down between the window and the
weatherstripping
which I do recommend removing to get a
better visual of what's inside the door
catch the rod or the part of the
latching mechanism it is attached to and
pull up and the door is unlocked
another useful tool is a slim jim basic
concept pull on one side and push on the
other to navigate the loop that you
would slide over a vertical knob same
basic steps you may have to pry the door
a little bit
slide the slim jim down fit it over the
knob and pull up I personally don't
really care for this tool I think it has
very limited application however the
door is unlocked and let's move on to
the second vehicle this vehicle does not
have a vertical knob the locking knob
moves horizontally and is significantly
harder to get to but take note pulling
the door handle unlocks the door and we
also have a manual window which could be
used to our advantage
and now again let's take a closer look
at our locking knob all it is is just
another rod that goes to the latching
mechanism moving horizontally instead of
vertically here
I took the latching mechanism out of the
door so you can see that there is a
black piece moving up and down as I move
the rod back and forth so all we need to
do is pull up on it and the door will be
unlocked while I'm trying to catch the
mechanism I wanted to mention that your
wiper blades except curved ones have
metal rods in them that you can use for
this method just fold the blade and down
to get them exposed you may have to use
pliers to pull one out bend it to make a
hook and you're ready to go now back to
our board
I finally comp the mechanism and all I
need to do is pull up and the second car
is unlocked
now since the inside handle unlocks the
door we can try to utilize that tool
let's grab the other end of our wire
hanger and make a loop about a finger in
size
make sure to twist it a few times so
that it doesn't unwind when you pull on
it
next try the top corner of the door and
fit a wedge in it I am using a small ice
scraper to get it started and a wooden
wedge you can use a doorstop or some
wooden kitchenware like spatulas and
such try not to use screwdrivers as they
will damage your paint basically you're
just trying to create an opening just
big enough to fit in the wire
once the wire is in throw the loop over
the handle and here I want to share
another tip with you once you're on the
handle bring the wire down so that
you're pulling straight back up back
and there will go the sweet sound of the
door finally opening and let me play
this one more time and finally our third
and most difficult car it has no
vertical knob he does have a lock on
lock button but pretty hard to get to
the locking tab is cone-shaped and the
door handle does not unlock the door
pretty tricky on top of it it has cables
instead of rods so nothing to really
grab on to so the easiest thing to do
here is to use an actual lockout toolkit
used by professionals which consists of
a long reach tool inflatable bag and a
wedge tool this door it doesn't have a
metal frame around the glass I'm going
to use the inflatable back wedge it in
inflate it give yourself some room to
fit the metal rod through don't pry it
more than you have to you don't want to
shatter the glass obviously
then just fit in the rod and here you
have two options you can either push the
unlock button or turn the locking knob
now while I'm trying to get it unlocked
I wanted to mention even though most of
you probably don't have a tool kit like
this handy you can try to imitate it
with something like an antenna or a hood
prop rod from another car of course I've
seen people use golf clubs the bottom
line is there are options so don't get
discouraged and use your imagination and
there we go our third car is unlocked
now I am going to try to turn the
locking knob thanks to the rubber tip it
takes no time to execute and again that
sweet sound of the door opening you can
also use this tool to open manual
windows push locking tabs and pull on
door handles now this should be enough
for one video if it was helpful please
give it a thumbs up in the next video
I'm going to talk more about unlocking
this Subaru and other cars using a less
conventional approach and about
preventing yourself from being locked
out thank you for watching good luck and
take care